Transformation

Four and a half months after moving in we have finished the second room! This is the first one that we have stripped back to the bare walls and started again (the living room we just painted over the paper that was already up). In fact in removing the paper from the chimney breast the plaster came off too so that bit was down to bare brick. But, a bit of patience and several layers of plaster later (and a few quid saved) the wall was as good as new and with the new wallpaper on you'd never know anything had gone wrong, much.

And just incase you want to admire our handywork, here is a before and after shot of the fireplace.

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We kept the wood surround but stripped off the layers of varnish and replaced the old, cracked 1930's tiles with marble. We couldn't have a gas fire because the chimney flue is knackered so had to replace the old gas fire with electric, it's sooo cosy, even if the heat isn't on. However, the carpet has been the biggest transformation.
The after shot doesn't actually show off the colours, the room was painted white but is now is a lovely warm colour with a pattern on the fireplace wall. Those are our lovely comfy new armless armchairs and the old welsh dresser is there full of things that need to be re-housed. Although the room isn't huge it also houses the dining table and the wife's desk as well as the old TV, making it the room in which we spend most of our time. Those chairs also push together to make a really cozy sofa!